Electric School Bus Charging Project Celebrated with "Most Innovative Interconnection Award”
2024年6月18日 - 9:07PM
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The award recognizes the innovative application of automated
load management technology to maximize the number of electric bus
chargers at a power-constrained site.
The Mobility House and New York City School Bus Umbrella
Services (NYCSBUS) have been honored with the Consolidated Edison
(Con Edison) "Most Innovative Interconnection Award" for their
pioneering electric school bus infrastructure project at Zerega
Avenue Depot in the Bronx. Representatives from The Mobility House
and NYCSBUS accepted the award at the 2024 Con Edison E-Mobility
Awards at the utility provider’s headquarters in New York.
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The Mobility House and NYCSBUS accept the
"Most Innovative Interconnection Award” from Con Edison | Photo
Credit: Con Edison
This is the second award The Mobility House and NYCSBUS have
earned for their collaboration, after the 2023 Transportation Power
Player Award from SEPA. The project team will deploy 25 EPA-funded
zero-emission electric school buses equipped with advanced smart
charging technology across New York City, with 14 located at
NYCSBUS’ Zerega Avenue Depot. The project will provide educational
benefits for school bus operators and districts throughout the
region, and the project team includes World Resources Institute,
CALSTART, Bronx Community College, New York League of Conservation
Voters, and South Bronx Unite.
Gregor Hintler, CEO of The Mobility House North America,
expressed his excitement about the project, saying, "We are honored
to receive this recognition from Con Edison. In demonstrating this
innovative technological approach, using ALM to optimize utility
infrastructure, we are setting a precedent for fleet operators with
power-constrained sites in New York and across the country."
The Mobility House, acting as the technical lead, worked with
NYCSBUS and Con Edison to identify the available power capacity at
the Zerega Avenue depot. Using their proprietary Charging
Simulation tool, The Mobility House determined that NYCSBUS could
use automated load management (ALM) to safely install 14 electric
bus chargers, totaling 268 kW of nameplate capacity, on a site that
is constrained to a maximum EV charging load limit of 80 kW. This
marks the first implementation of an oversubscribed site using ALM
within Con Edison's service territory.
Without the use of ALM, the Zerega depot would have been limited
to charging only 4 buses on its 80 kW connection. The use of the
ALM function of The Mobility House’s industry-leading charge
management system, ChargePilot®, allowed NYCSBUS to maximize their
existing utility infrastructure, avoid the cost of a utility
upgrade, and accelerate the installation of their electric bus
charging equipment.
Matt Berlin, CEO of NYCSBUS, highlighted the broader impact of
the award-winning project, saying, "This project is a testament to
what can be achieved when innovative technology meets determined
collaboration. We are not only advancing our commitment to
sustainability but also improving the daily lives of countless
students and communities in the Bronx. We are immensely proud of
this recognition and look forward to expanding our electric bus
fleet further."
Alison Kling, Department Manager of E-Mobility Infrastructure
Programs at Con Edison, emphasized the significance of the
collaboration, saying, "The success of this project demonstrates
the power of technology to push the boundaries of what's possible
in electric mobility. By working together to safely optimize EV
chargers on a power-constrained site, we have developed a model
that can be replicated across our service territory and beyond,
paving the way for a cleaner, more sustainable future."
About The Mobility House
The goal of The Mobility House is to shape an emission-free
energy and mobility future. We integrate vehicle batteries into the
power grid using intelligent charging and energy solutions. The
technology company was founded in 2009 and operates globally from
its sites in Munich, Zurich, Paris, Singapore and Belmont (CA). As
a neutral supplier, we work together with charging equipment
manufacturers, installation companies, back-end system operators,
energy suppliers and automobile manufacturers. Our proprietary EV
Aggregation Platform forms the technological foundation for our
intelligent charging and energy management system, ChargePilot ®,
and the smart charging tariff, eyond, that makes charging
affordable while also stabilizing the power grids and markets.
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Dylan Gasperik, Marketing & Communications, North America
The Mobility House Dylan.gasperik@mobilityhouse.com
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